Lynsay Sands is a talented writer who has a way of writing the characters and stories so it feels like you are right alongside them as the action is taking place. After the Bite is no different and I loved meeting some of the immortals that Valerian worked with, but at some point there were just too many characters from previous books thrown in to the mix on this one. I also had figured out who the bad guy was very early on, but hadn't at all guessed the motivations. I enjoyed seeing that Valerian's life mate was a single mom and all of Valerian's interactions with Mia, but I wanted more time with the three of them together, without all of the others thrown into the mix. They don't kiss for the first time until more than halfway through the book, and when they finally get together it felt like things happen at warp speed. I really wanted more time with them developing as a couple, especially with a child already in the mix!